7605 Old York Road
Melrose Park, PA 19027

Gratz College in Melrose Park, Pennsylvania, was the first trans-denominational Jewish college in the United States. An internationally recognized institution of higher learning, this Philadelphia college specializes in Jewish Education and Hebraic studies and the training of master educators and communal professionals.

Gratz College offers a full spectrum of disciplines including Jewish studies, Jewish Communal Service, Jewish Music, Jewish Education, Jewish Early Childhood Education, and Jewish Non-Profit Management. The College awards bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees as well as specialized certificates.

Gratz College is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. It is a constituent agency of the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia.

Quick Facts:

Originally a Hebrew teacher's college founded by Hyman Gratz, Gratz College officially began in 1895.

Gratz College offers in-service teacher training, public lectures and forums, and specialized programs and courses through its Netzky Division of Continuing Education.

Through its Jewish Community high school, Gratz College provides an array of secondary education programs.

The Tuttleman Jewish Public Library of Gratz College is available to research scholars and the general community and serves as the defacto Jewish library of Philadelphia.

Gratz College promotes Jewish culture in the community at large through outreach programs, such as conferences, publications, and exhibits.

Gratz collaborates with Temple University, Chestnut Hill College, University of Pennsylvania, Drexel University, LaSalle University, and the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College.

Students come from all over the United States, Israel, and other foreign countries.

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